Background: This investigation explores the potential impact of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) dressing on mommy makeover surgical wounds. The focus is on optimizing the healing process and post-surgical care to mitigate complications like wound dehiscence, seroma, and hematoma.
Patients And Methods: A prospective study spanned from October 2015 to April 2022, involving 40 patients undergoing mommy makeover surgery for aesthetic purposes. The randomized division resulted in two groups. Group one ( = 20) had donor sites covered with NPWT dressing, while group two ( = 20) received standard dressings lacking known healing-promoting agents. The assessment of complications served as an index of NPWT efficacy, and scars were evaluated using the Vancouver Scale.
Results: Immediate post-surgical use of NPWT dressings significantly expedited wound healing compared to fine-mesh gauze dressings. Furthermore, it almost eradicated discomfort and pain in all patients, indicating excellent compliance. Patients tolerated NPWT well, with no instances of dressing failure or non-compliance.
Conclusion: This study underscores the utility of NPWT dressing in managing mommy makeover surgery wounds. The dressing's bio-occlusive properties create an optimal environment for wound healing, simultaneously minimizing pain, discomfort, and preventing key complications such as seroma and unfavorable scar appearance.
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Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg
January 2025
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Background: This investigation explores the potential impact of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) dressing on mommy makeover surgical wounds. The focus is on optimizing the healing process and post-surgical care to mitigate complications like wound dehiscence, seroma, and hematoma.
Patients And Methods: A prospective study spanned from October 2015 to April 2022, involving 40 patients undergoing mommy makeover surgery for aesthetic purposes.
Aesthetic Plast Surg
November 2024
Private practice, Santa Maria di Leuca Clinic, Via Tiberina, 178, 00188, Roma, RM, Italy.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to present an innovative and efficient alternative to conventional silicone drains for seroma prevention, aiming to enhance patient outcomes and satisfaction post-liposuction.
Patients And Method: In this retrospective, comparative study, we evaluated a total of 300 patients, divided into two groups. All patients underwent liposculpture of the back and hips, either as a standalone procedure or as part of lipoabdominoplasty or Mommy Makeover interventions: Group I (n = 150) patients without drain placement and Group II (n = 150) patients with drain placement.
Aesthetic Plast Surg
November 2024
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Background: Despite a trend towards combining abdominoplasty with breast reduction surgery, so called "mommy makeovers", the safety of this combined approach has been the subject of debate, with previous research yielding conflicting results. We evaluated the risk for complications and revision associated with adding abdominoplasty to bilateral breast reduction surgery.
Methods: We conducted a 10-year single-center retrospective chart review of bilateral breast reduction patients in Nova Scotia.
Urogynecology (Phila)
October 2023
Urogynecology MedStar Health and ObGyn and Urology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
Aesthetic Plast Surg
December 2023
Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
Background: Mommy-makeover is becoming very popular to help them reshaping their own bodies and restoring self-perception, hardly stressed by childbearing-related changes. However, debate exists in the literature concerning safety and aesthetic outcome in patients undergoing combined procedures. The study aims to shed a light on advantages and disadvantages in mommy-makeover technique compared to conventional abdominoplasty with a particular attention to psychological aspects.
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